Okay, I hate to keep beating a dead horse but will someone please explain to me why it is okay for the American people to trust Obama and John Brennan, as far as using drones on American, citizens is concerned but Obama, wants to ban certain guns from law abiding Americans. What? He can't trust us, yet we are supposed to trust him? I don;t think so! A drone, is just as deadly as a gun. Yet, Obama, wants us to trust him that he has the authority at his discretion alone to kill Americans,s he suspects to be terrorist in the name of the war on terror A war that he has never really believed in until just recently and the the last time I checked Congress, hasn't officially, declared war on any country.The only point I am really trying to make is this, America, is supposed to be a county with laws and amendments that are spelled out in our Constitution. Obama, it seems only follows the Constitution, when it fits in to his particular political purpose and lately, it seems that isn't too often.
Think about it my fellow Americans, Obama, wants us to trust him with a drone and take his word, that he knows what he's doing, If he decides to kill an American, he suspects of being a terrorist he doesn't even have to produce said evidence nor see to it that the American, he believes to be a terrorist has the right of a trial by jury. Look, I'm no fan of a terrorist of any kind and if an American, is proven in a court of law to be a terrorist then they should be shot for treason.I just find it ironic that the President wants to ban certain guns in this country because he doesn't trust law abiding Americans to know how to be responsible with them yet the President, wants the American people, to trust him to be responsible with a weapon as powerful as a drone.What ever happened to the second, fourth, and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution? I mean, do Americans, have the right to bear arms or don't they? Are all Americans to be treated equally or does Obama, have the last word on which Americans, will be treated fairly, and which ones won't? The last time I checked, I woke up in America, this morning and that used to mean that all Americans, were guaranteed certain rights because they were born here.It seems however, that at least for certain Americans, Obama has the right to determine if they have any rights at all.As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words, to think on.
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Due Process, Is The Cornerstone Of American, Freedom.
Current counter terrorism advisor and Deputy of National Security, John Brennan, now finds himself in the middle of a national controversy because of the of President's and the the Justice Department's view on the right of due process for all Americans, even those that are suspected of being terrorist.It seems that the President believes he has the authority to authorize drone strikes on Americans, he believes to be terrorist. Apparently, the President, feels, that if he has evidence that he believes proves that an American is a terrorist the American people should just take his word for it and let him go a head and order a drone strive on suspected American terrorist, without due process of law. Basically this means an American suspected of being a terrorist can be killed by a drone strike ordered by the President without that American even having the right to a trial by a jury of his peers to see if there is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that indeed proves that American, is a guilty of being a terrorist.John Brennan, would be the person in charge of conducting the drone strikes ordered by the President.The ACLU, has come out against this practice and even many of the president's strongest supporters including many Senate Democrats, now find themselves at odds with the President. I'll go on record and say that it is not often, that I ever agree with any of the Senate Democrats or the ACLU, for that matter but on this issue I think the Democrats and the ACLU who oppose the practice of drone strikes on suspected American, terrorist without due process of law have a point.
Those who feel that Americans, who are suspected of being a terrorist no long have the right of due process may not realize it but by ascribing to this view.They are giving the government the right to conduct drone attacks on any American, they deem as a potential terrorist threat without even having to take the suspected potential terrorist to federal court to prove it! The right of due process of law or to put it another way the right of a trial by jury, is the very cornerstone of American, democracy and freedom the right of due process of law is the very foundation of the Constitution. Without the right of due process there is no Constitution and with no Constitution, one might just as well go live in Iran because it seems the Iranian government shares the same view on the right of do process for their citizens as Obama, does and believe me, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, doesn't have to prove the guilt or innocence of any citizen in Iran if he feels that someone is a treat to the Iranian government he may just have that citizen killed and save Iran the trouble and expense of a trail after all if the President Of Iran, decides someone should be executed I am sure no one in Iran will demand a trial to prove that a citizen in Iran is a threat to the government I'm sure they are more than willing to take his word for it.
I do not know at this point if John Brennan, will be confirmed by the Senate and become the Director of the CIA but I suspect in the end he probably will.There is one thing I do know however, the day an American, can by put to death, at the discretion of the President, without the guaranteed right of due process of law is the day this isn't America, any more. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words, to think on.
Those who feel that Americans, who are suspected of being a terrorist no long have the right of due process may not realize it but by ascribing to this view.They are giving the government the right to conduct drone attacks on any American, they deem as a potential terrorist threat without even having to take the suspected potential terrorist to federal court to prove it! The right of due process of law or to put it another way the right of a trial by jury, is the very cornerstone of American, democracy and freedom the right of due process of law is the very foundation of the Constitution. Without the right of due process there is no Constitution and with no Constitution, one might just as well go live in Iran because it seems the Iranian government shares the same view on the right of do process for their citizens as Obama, does and believe me, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, doesn't have to prove the guilt or innocence of any citizen in Iran if he feels that someone is a treat to the Iranian government he may just have that citizen killed and save Iran the trouble and expense of a trail after all if the President Of Iran, decides someone should be executed I am sure no one in Iran will demand a trial to prove that a citizen in Iran is a threat to the government I'm sure they are more than willing to take his word for it.
I do not know at this point if John Brennan, will be confirmed by the Senate and become the Director of the CIA but I suspect in the end he probably will.There is one thing I do know however, the day an American, can by put to death, at the discretion of the President, without the guaranteed right of due process of law is the day this isn't America, any more. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words, to think on.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Do Guns Cause More Problems Than They Solve?
Those who read my blog, on a daily basis, will recall that yesterday, I wrote a blog on gun control. I said I too believed in gun control as long as gun control remains in the hands of the American people.I often ask those who read my blog to leave comments and tell me what they think. One nice lady said, that although she owned guns she wasn't sure that the government might not have a point because in her words guns cause more problems than they solve so maybe the government should decide who should have guns.I have no doubt, that there are those in this country right now who feel the same as this lady who expressed this type of thinking in a comment on my blog. I have to say though, I wonder just how far one would be willing to take this kind of thinking? Should we as Americans, ban everything that could potentially cause problems or harm in American society? Really? If every American, living in our society today followed this kind of thinking as they attempted to live there life One might wonder what would still be left in American society?
I would like to have the government ban the building of fire places in homes fire is dangerous many acres of land and millions homes are destroyed and countless lives lost each year as a result of fire so to cut down on this potential hazard the government should not allow contractors to build fire places in any more homes. I think the government, should ban all planes commercial and private. Planes crash you know and thousands of people are killed every year because planes crash. I think the government should ban cars as well then there would be no more driving after all, thousands of people get killed in car accidents every year from now on people will just have to ride a bike or walk everywhere. Public transportation should be banned as well people have been killed by buses and subway trains. Therefore the safest thing to do is just walk everywhere. Make sure your job doesn't require you to travel and make sure your job is in walking distance. While, I'm at it I think the government should ban your freedom to take any medication on your own, Therefore, from now one even if you want an aspirin a doctor or a nurse must be the one to give it to you after all people have been known to misread prescriptions an an accidental over dose is always possible as a result. There fore, the government should require that doctors or nurses be on call twenty four hours a day and personally give each dose of each medication that everyone in this country needs to take everyday.
Okay, enough you say, this kind of thing is ridiculous I agree in fact living in a society like this would cause much more problems then it would ever solve. Look, the bottom line is this if you want to live in a free society you have to take some risk nothing in life is totally without risk. Guns, have never been a problem in American society but the irresponsible use of guns by total idiots are a problem in any society. As a free society then, Americans, must ask themselves, are they really ready to give up all their personal freedoms in the name of safety and security are Americans truly content to let the government do all of there thinking for them? Well, not I, for I think therefore I am and when the day comes when I am not free to do that for myself that's a society I do not wish to live in I prefer death to government mind control. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
I would like to have the government ban the building of fire places in homes fire is dangerous many acres of land and millions homes are destroyed and countless lives lost each year as a result of fire so to cut down on this potential hazard the government should not allow contractors to build fire places in any more homes. I think the government, should ban all planes commercial and private. Planes crash you know and thousands of people are killed every year because planes crash. I think the government should ban cars as well then there would be no more driving after all, thousands of people get killed in car accidents every year from now on people will just have to ride a bike or walk everywhere. Public transportation should be banned as well people have been killed by buses and subway trains. Therefore the safest thing to do is just walk everywhere. Make sure your job doesn't require you to travel and make sure your job is in walking distance. While, I'm at it I think the government should ban your freedom to take any medication on your own, Therefore, from now one even if you want an aspirin a doctor or a nurse must be the one to give it to you after all people have been known to misread prescriptions an an accidental over dose is always possible as a result. There fore, the government should require that doctors or nurses be on call twenty four hours a day and personally give each dose of each medication that everyone in this country needs to take everyday.
Okay, enough you say, this kind of thing is ridiculous I agree in fact living in a society like this would cause much more problems then it would ever solve. Look, the bottom line is this if you want to live in a free society you have to take some risk nothing in life is totally without risk. Guns, have never been a problem in American society but the irresponsible use of guns by total idiots are a problem in any society. As a free society then, Americans, must ask themselves, are they really ready to give up all their personal freedoms in the name of safety and security are Americans truly content to let the government do all of there thinking for them? Well, not I, for I think therefore I am and when the day comes when I am not free to do that for myself that's a society I do not wish to live in I prefer death to government mind control. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Gun Control? Yes, But Done By The People.
My daughter Cassandra, recently informed me that since the tragedy in Newtown Connecticut, her school now conducts lock down drills. As I understand it, the children practice where they are to go to hide in the event that some deranged individual somehow gets into the school with a gun.The School, is in the process of installing security camera's everywhere. There are new parent policies as well if a parent arrives on the school grounds during a time of day when they aren't expected to be there they must wait for security to let them in and they must prove who they are with proper identification and if they are unable to produce proper identification they are not admitted. As a parent, I under stand these new polices and procedures but I confess I never thought the day would ever come in America, when children would have to practice lock down drills and memorize special places to hide in there own school in case they ever had to hide from an armed mad mad in an attempt to save their lives.This is certainly not the America, I grew up in.
President Obama, now takes his argument for stricter gun control directly to the people and he began this campaign of sorts today, in Minneapolis Minnesota. The president will try to convince the American, people in certain states to put pressure on their senators and congressmen to vote for tighter gun control legislation. The President, has made no secret of his desire to ban military style assault weapons.even though Vice President Biden, said recently that banning such weapons, will do little to prevent tragedies like the one at Newtown.I do believe in gun control but that control should remain in the hands of the American people not in the hands of the government. What's really going on here is quite simple the government , in the name of gun control, is not trying to control guns at all but the government, is trying to control the American people who own them and the government's ultimate goal is to regulate every facet of American, life for by doing this they in affect own the American people so much for personal freedom. The seeds of tyranny, are often planted in the soil of government control in the name security peace and safety.
There is a familiar saying that says, forewarned, is forearmed. Remember, government can only take the individual freedoms that we as the American people are willing to surrender to them.The second Amendment grantees every law abiding American, the right to bear arms. and that is a right that no free American, should be willing to lay down their arms and surrender. As always, my friends, these words remain, just, some words, to think on.
President Obama, now takes his argument for stricter gun control directly to the people and he began this campaign of sorts today, in Minneapolis Minnesota. The president will try to convince the American, people in certain states to put pressure on their senators and congressmen to vote for tighter gun control legislation. The President, has made no secret of his desire to ban military style assault weapons.even though Vice President Biden, said recently that banning such weapons, will do little to prevent tragedies like the one at Newtown.I do believe in gun control but that control should remain in the hands of the American people not in the hands of the government. What's really going on here is quite simple the government , in the name of gun control, is not trying to control guns at all but the government, is trying to control the American people who own them and the government's ultimate goal is to regulate every facet of American, life for by doing this they in affect own the American people so much for personal freedom. The seeds of tyranny, are often planted in the soil of government control in the name security peace and safety.
There is a familiar saying that says, forewarned, is forearmed. Remember, government can only take the individual freedoms that we as the American people are willing to surrender to them.The second Amendment grantees every law abiding American, the right to bear arms. and that is a right that no free American, should be willing to lay down their arms and surrender. As always, my friends, these words remain, just, some words, to think on.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Strive, For Eternal Significance.
Today all across the nation, friends and family alike, will gather around the biggest TV they can find and root for their favorite football team to win the Superbowl. I have to confess however, that I couldn't even tell you what teams are playing in the Superbowl.There is no doubt, sports of all kinds, can teach a lot of good values to the youth of America. The importance of setting and striving with all careful diligence and patience to achieve a desired goal and then experiencing the joy and confidence that comes with achieving that goal is something everyone should experience not just in sports but in all areas of everyday life.
As a Christian, my desire, is to set goals for myself that will have eternal significance. I know that the days of my human existence are short in fact, compared to God's eternity human existence is but a moment. Americans love sports and the apostle Paul, was no stranger to athletic competition. Paul says, in First Corinthians, 9:25 that the crown or awards that Christians, should strive for should be eternal or incorruptible and he draws a striking contrast between the goals of the athletes of his day compared to what the goals of a Christian, should be. Paul compares the human discipline of the athletes of his day to the reason for the need of discipline in the life of a Christian. The passage reads as follows; "And every man that strives for the mastery, is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible."As a Christian, I strive to do the will of God, in my life, right now, for me that means being a good husband to my wife, a good father to my daughter, and a good servant to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to that end, I am to seek to use my life to bless the lives of others with the ultimate goal of bringing as many lost souls as I can to the truth of the gospel by being the best example I can be of a believer in both word and deed. It has been said, that the chief purpose of man, is to glorify God. As one who follows Christ, I pray my life will do just that.
I am fifty two now and I know my days on earth in light of eternity are indeed short. The reason, I write this blog, is to bless the lives of all who may read it. I have the same goal Paul, had and that was to know what Paul, knew at the end of his life in Second Timothy, 4:7-8 the passage reads as follows;"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me, a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give me at that day but not to me only but to all who love his appearing." When the days of my all too short life come to and end, I want to be able to have some incorruptible crowns to cast at the feet of Jesus, and then I pray he will say the words recorded in Matthew,25:21 to me they are as follows; " His lord said, unto him well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter thou, into the joy of thy Lord." Now those are words of eternal significance and they will mean more to me as a Christian, then any trophy or award that I could ever win on earth. Strive then, my fellow believers in Christ, to live a life of eternal significance. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
As a Christian, my desire, is to set goals for myself that will have eternal significance. I know that the days of my human existence are short in fact, compared to God's eternity human existence is but a moment. Americans love sports and the apostle Paul, was no stranger to athletic competition. Paul says, in First Corinthians, 9:25 that the crown or awards that Christians, should strive for should be eternal or incorruptible and he draws a striking contrast between the goals of the athletes of his day compared to what the goals of a Christian, should be. Paul compares the human discipline of the athletes of his day to the reason for the need of discipline in the life of a Christian. The passage reads as follows; "And every man that strives for the mastery, is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown but we an incorruptible."As a Christian, I strive to do the will of God, in my life, right now, for me that means being a good husband to my wife, a good father to my daughter, and a good servant to my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, to that end, I am to seek to use my life to bless the lives of others with the ultimate goal of bringing as many lost souls as I can to the truth of the gospel by being the best example I can be of a believer in both word and deed. It has been said, that the chief purpose of man, is to glorify God. As one who follows Christ, I pray my life will do just that.
I am fifty two now and I know my days on earth in light of eternity are indeed short. The reason, I write this blog, is to bless the lives of all who may read it. I have the same goal Paul, had and that was to know what Paul, knew at the end of his life in Second Timothy, 4:7-8 the passage reads as follows;"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth, there is laid up for me, a crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge shall give me at that day but not to me only but to all who love his appearing." When the days of my all too short life come to and end, I want to be able to have some incorruptible crowns to cast at the feet of Jesus, and then I pray he will say the words recorded in Matthew,25:21 to me they are as follows; " His lord said, unto him well done, thou good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter thou, into the joy of thy Lord." Now those are words of eternal significance and they will mean more to me as a Christian, then any trophy or award that I could ever win on earth. Strive then, my fellow believers in Christ, to live a life of eternal significance. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Hagel, Looked Haggard And Hasn't Done His Homework.
Remember, that feeling of dread you always felt in school, when you knew you hadn't done your homework? Remember how no matter how hard your prayed that the teacher wouldn't call on you some how the teacher always did, over and over again almost as if the teacher knew you hadn't done your homework. Guess what? After about the first two questions the teacher did know you hadn't done your homework. The teacher kept calling on you to show you how bad it feels to be called on when you haven't studied so you could be prepared.Hopefully then you promised yourself, that you would do your homework from that day forward so that you would never have to feel that awkward and ill equipped, ever again!
I almost felt sorry for Senator Chuck Hagel, at his recent Secretary of Defense, confirmation hearing, I saw highlights of the hearings on Fox News, ans saw Hagel, get continually hammered over and over again by various Senators, from both sides of the Isle and though I respect the fact that he is a three time Purple Heart recipient at his confirmation hearings though, it seems he received some purple bruises on his ego to go with them.No matter how much I wanted to believe in Senator Hagel, to me, he just appeared to be totally unprepared like a kid in school who just hadn't done his homework. I nearly fell out of my chair when he said , he considered Iran, to be a legitimate government.Then he said the President's administration military position on Iran, was containment and then after receiving a note from someone at the hearings he tried to clarify his answer by stating he meant to say the President's administration had no position on containment regarding Iran. Finally, Carl Levin, Senior Senator from Michigan and Chairman of the Senate Committee of Armed services, tried to rescue Senator Hagel, by reminding him that the President's administration had a position on the containment of Iran, he said simply, "We are against it." Thus, placing Senator Hagel, in the position, of looking rather stupid. I know on thing Senator Hagel, was certainly up against it he was lost, looking for answers and he was coming up short.
My father, always said, a good man,, knows when to admit when he is wrong about something, but when Arizona Senator John McCain, repeatedly asked Senator Hagel,to say wheather he was wrong about the outcome on the serge in Iraq, with a simple yes or no answer, Senator Hagel, refused to give him such an answer and this made the Senator, seem too proud to admit that he had been wrong about the outcome of the serge in Iraq. A simple, humble I was wrong would have really helped Senator Hagel right about then and this guy needs all the help he can get!I was left with the impression, that Senator Hagel is not prepared to Secretary of Defense. Surely, the Senate, would not confirm someone so scatterbrained then again, this is the Obama, administration we're talking about. Oh Yeah, Senator Hagel, will get confirmed because frankly, he'll fit right in! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
I almost felt sorry for Senator Chuck Hagel, at his recent Secretary of Defense, confirmation hearing, I saw highlights of the hearings on Fox News, ans saw Hagel, get continually hammered over and over again by various Senators, from both sides of the Isle and though I respect the fact that he is a three time Purple Heart recipient at his confirmation hearings though, it seems he received some purple bruises on his ego to go with them.No matter how much I wanted to believe in Senator Hagel, to me, he just appeared to be totally unprepared like a kid in school who just hadn't done his homework. I nearly fell out of my chair when he said , he considered Iran, to be a legitimate government.Then he said the President's administration military position on Iran, was containment and then after receiving a note from someone at the hearings he tried to clarify his answer by stating he meant to say the President's administration had no position on containment regarding Iran. Finally, Carl Levin, Senior Senator from Michigan and Chairman of the Senate Committee of Armed services, tried to rescue Senator Hagel, by reminding him that the President's administration had a position on the containment of Iran, he said simply, "We are against it." Thus, placing Senator Hagel, in the position, of looking rather stupid. I know on thing Senator Hagel, was certainly up against it he was lost, looking for answers and he was coming up short.
My father, always said, a good man,, knows when to admit when he is wrong about something, but when Arizona Senator John McCain, repeatedly asked Senator Hagel,to say wheather he was wrong about the outcome on the serge in Iraq, with a simple yes or no answer, Senator Hagel, refused to give him such an answer and this made the Senator, seem too proud to admit that he had been wrong about the outcome of the serge in Iraq. A simple, humble I was wrong would have really helped Senator Hagel right about then and this guy needs all the help he can get!I was left with the impression, that Senator Hagel is not prepared to Secretary of Defense. Surely, the Senate, would not confirm someone so scatterbrained then again, this is the Obama, administration we're talking about. Oh Yeah, Senator Hagel, will get confirmed because frankly, he'll fit right in! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Looking For Honesty In Politics? Good Luck!
I heard on the news lately, that several of the big unions in this country are suddenly upset with President Obama, because many who belong to a union are beginning to find out Obama care, will cost more than they bargained for.It seems one union member just found out he won't be able to keep his current health care plan even though Obama, told him if he liked his current health care plan he'd be able to keep it if he as a union member would just trust Obama, and back Obama care, and now that Obama care has become law and is about to go into affect in 2014 now, many union worked who believed in Obama, and helped support Obama care, are shocked that Obama, lied to them. I mean think about it, a politician that would lie to his supporters just to get something he wanted? Perhaps, the real question is, are there any other kind of politicians?
I am constantly amazed that there are still people in this country, who expect politicians to tell them the truth. Someone has said, trying to find an honest politician these days is about as hard as looking for a virgin a brothel.George Washington, once said I can not tell a lie. Today, the only time a politician can not tell a lie, is if their lips can't move and then again, there's always texting. I'm not suggesting for a moment that anyone tells the absolute truth all the time. I don't know a man alive who will answer this question honesty but try this one guys, "Honey, does this dress make me look fat?"How bout this one? Honey, do you think I spend too much money?"Here's a good one." Honey since we've been married, do you ever think of your old girlfriends?"Take it from me guys no matter what the truth may be if your married and you love your wife or at the very least if you value your life, the answer to these three questions, better be NO No and NEVER!!
I find that most politicians don't really lie it's just that the truth that they tell has a limited warranty and the warranty on a politicians truth usually last just long enough to get elected or get a spending bill passed of course you have to pass the bill before you can ever know what's really in it you know sort of like Obama, care Oh wait... that's exactly like Obama care! Obama care the affordable care act that more and more people are finding out that nobody can afford including a lot of the unions.I can't say I know many politicians committed to the truth. but I have seen a lot of politicians I thought should be committed to the nearest mental hospital available The truth is these days, if a politician, tells the truth it was probably an accident! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words to think on.
I am constantly amazed that there are still people in this country, who expect politicians to tell them the truth. Someone has said, trying to find an honest politician these days is about as hard as looking for a virgin a brothel.George Washington, once said I can not tell a lie. Today, the only time a politician can not tell a lie, is if their lips can't move and then again, there's always texting. I'm not suggesting for a moment that anyone tells the absolute truth all the time. I don't know a man alive who will answer this question honesty but try this one guys, "Honey, does this dress make me look fat?"How bout this one? Honey, do you think I spend too much money?"Here's a good one." Honey since we've been married, do you ever think of your old girlfriends?"Take it from me guys no matter what the truth may be if your married and you love your wife or at the very least if you value your life, the answer to these three questions, better be NO No and NEVER!!
I find that most politicians don't really lie it's just that the truth that they tell has a limited warranty and the warranty on a politicians truth usually last just long enough to get elected or get a spending bill passed of course you have to pass the bill before you can ever know what's really in it you know sort of like Obama, care Oh wait... that's exactly like Obama care! Obama care the affordable care act that more and more people are finding out that nobody can afford including a lot of the unions.I can't say I know many politicians committed to the truth. but I have seen a lot of politicians I thought should be committed to the nearest mental hospital available The truth is these days, if a politician, tells the truth it was probably an accident! As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just some words to think on.
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